If there’s one universal complaint among job seekers, it’s the black hole—that frustrating silence after submitting an application. LevelUP Human Capital Solutions wants to put an end to that. The global talent acquisition firm today announced the launch of Ella, its new AI Talent Scout designed to help employers screen, engage, and connect with candidates quickly and fairly, without sacrificing the human touch.
“With Ella, we’re redefining what an exceptional candidate experience looks like,” said Curtis Grajeda, Founder and CEO of LevelUP. “The hiring process shouldn’t leave candidates waiting and wondering. Ella helps our clients maintain meaningful engagement with every applicant, while enabling recruiters to focus on what they do best—building relationships and making great hires.”
AI Meets Empathy in Recruiting
At its core, Ella is more than a chatbot or automated scheduler. Powered by generative AI and built into LevelUP’s end-to-end Talent Solutions platform, Ella reviews every application—across full-time, contract, and project-based roles—providing instant screening, feedback, and interview scheduling. It operates 24/7, giving candidates flexibility to engage at their convenience and recruiters the real-time insights they need to make faster, smarter hiring decisions.
Unlike many standalone AI hiring tools, Ella is deeply integrated into LevelUP’s existing Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and On Demand models. This allows enterprise clients to scale up hiring quickly without losing quality or consistency—something many traditional applicant tracking systems still struggle to deliver.
Human + Machine = Better Hiring
“Technology should elevate the recruiter, not replace them,” Grajeda emphasized. “Ella was built to empower talent acquisition teams with greater visibility, efficiency, and fairness, while ensuring every candidate feels seen and valued.”
That balance of AI efficiency and human connection is increasingly central to modern HR technology. As large enterprises and startups alike turn to automation to manage rising hiring volumes, the challenge has become ensuring that efficiency doesn’t erase empathy. With Ella, LevelUP is betting that smart AI—combined with human oversight—can make recruiting faster and more personal.
Building the Future of Fair, Connected Hiring
Ella’s launch also signals LevelUP’s continued investment in responsible AI, reflecting a broader HR tech trend toward ethical automation. By ensuring every applicant gets timely acknowledgment and consistent evaluation, Ella helps companies strengthen their employer brand and promote inclusive hiring practices—critical differentiators in a competitive labor market.
As talent leaders increasingly demand tech that simplifies work without dehumanizing it, Ella may mark a new era for recruitment—where no candidate disappears into the void, and every recruiter gains a supercharged digital partner.
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